When the Jews return to Zion
And a comet rips the sky
And the Roman empire rises
Then you and I must die

The fourth seal is opened
Visions so dark
A pale horse appears
Death on its back

The fourth and final horseman
From the eternal sea he rises
Creating armies on either shores
Turning man against his brother
'til man exists no more

He is the last rider,
The circle is closed
The horsemen are gathered
The end is near

2. The Poison of Mankind

Like a expanding spider web raising a black shadow onto our world
Injecting poison into man's heart
Growing its fears and tearing its soul apart
Born in darkness and evil, hellfire's feast awaits the fallen ones
Fight the demon back to its lair
To get rid of the poison and welcome freedom

Religion means war and pain
Our world goes insane
They want to see their flag up high
They want freedom to die

Back into darkest days, where evil prevails
They're in for the kill

The poison eating the heart of men
The virus that kills their souls
The decease inside the brain of men
The tool making them go insane

The poison - the plague that blackens mankind
The poison - the poison of mankind

And if the day should come
To heed the call to arms
I will defend my country
My freedom and family

3. Hellride

Lights are out, candles burn
Phantoms dance around us
The trails into fire we follow
Angel in laces, beauty of the dark
Her eyes begging to be fed
The she-wolf's unleashed, now she's gonna eat me alive

Take me for a hellride
Let's go to hell and never come back
Take me for a hellride
Cause I love when the fires burn

Pleasures of sin and the flesh
Valkyrie to damn every saint
She's turning me on, I loose control
Night is ours, beyond the stars
Leaving time far behind
Until it stands still, until we return from the flames

4. Time for War

I am down on my knees
Red ice as far as I can see
I just want one last victory
To make my ancestors proud of me

One last fight, one last moment of glory

Time for war - and time for glory
The brave lives on eternally
Time for war - and time for victory
Valhalla open your gates for me

I try to stand on my horse again
My axe and sword seem so heavy
I hear the call of the valkyries
The end of the road is close for me

Time for war - and time for glory
The brave lives on eternally
Time for war - and time for victory
Valhalla open your gates for me

This was the tale of an old warrior
Brave on the battlefields, loyal to the gods
True son of Odin, I welcome the death
Hall of the fallen opens for me

5. Another Star Means Another Death

Turn off the lights, bury me in the black
Let this day be darkness, with no coming back
Alone in this world, alone with my pain
Searching through the darkness your presence again
Your face hunts my dreams when I close my eyes
The more that I sleep the more my heart dies
The world is so empty, so pale and so cold
I'm left all alone with no one to hold

Another star means another death
Forevermore light up my darkness
Another star means another death
We'll meet again with my last breath

Into obscurity, breathing the night
Searching for an answer, a reason to fight
Too many questions torture my mind
I feel you so near, close by my side
Your face hunts my dreams when I close my eyes
The more that I sleep the more my heart dies
The world is so empty, so pale and so cold
I'm left all alone with no one to hold

6. Dragonriders

Winter comes from the sea
Cold winds bring pain and fury
Frost will bite all of you
Like a wolf, without mercy

We arrive, we arrive
We see your shores
We arrive, we arrive
The wolf is at your door

We have followed the northwind
And we're so far from home
Give a name to your wildest fears
Our time has come

We are the dragonriders
The hordes of Thor, the demons of the sea
We are the dragonriders
We hail, we kill, we fight for victory

Say you prayers, we are near
Taste the smell of your fear
We'll nail your god to his cross
With the hammer - the hammer of Thor

7. Guardian Angel

The serpent kisses our darkened souls
Licks our wounds and tries to take control
In a soulless world where evil grows so strong
And unicorns lie bleeding on the ground

Out of the dark, into the light
Curse of evil broken by the hands of fate

We fly

Healing my wounds and pain
Leaving the darkness side by side

We fly

My guardian angel
Together we ride the burning skies
I tried to fight and to hold on
But became weaker every day
Today I see the world through new eyes
Together we dream and walk our way

8. Throne of Skulls

I am the king, the king without a crown
For I am the ruler of every human born
Of all that was, and all that will be
For I am the king of everything to come
Eternally I'll rule the game

Hell is your home and hell's my throne
Where hate and war breed and were born
And I'll slay you one by one
Raising a mighty throne of skulls

And I will rule, rule your little life
You'll never know, this is my might
Hate in men's heart is breeding my force
I'll grind you puppets with no remorse

9. The Brotherhood of Wolves

A long time ago in the darkness of the woods
Two human brothers were raised by the wolves
One became a wizard, the other a warrior
They were the keepers of the iron words

All across the kingdom their names were known
As the new preachers of the iron religion
They knew how to reach the heart of men
Conquering their souls with the words they said

In your veins runs the blood of a wolf
In your heart lives a warrior's soul
If your spirit is free and brave
Join the pack - the brotherhood of wolves

The dawn of a new age is yet to come
The brothers have awoken the ancient gods
The warrior and the wizard turned the brotherhood
Into a great army, wild and free

10. Destiny

It's a good day to die, the gods call for me
I'm in peace with myself to end my journey

As I lay on my deathbed sweet voices come to me
Full of pain and sorrow, it's so cold around me
But my heart it feels so warm because you are here
The ones I love say farewell until we meet again

As I lay on my deathbed the reaper comes for me
As I lay on my deathbed I meet my destiny
The reaper comes for me
I meet my destiny

Viktoria I never hold your hand so strong
And you my wife, it's the same, I gave you my last force
Don't cry it's a happy man who leaves far away
Leave without any regrets and this was my final aim

As I lay on my deathbed the reaper comes for me
As I lay on my deathbed I meet my destiny
The reaper comes for me
I meet my destiny

I never cared 'bout fame or gold
I was free as the wind
You gave me your love, you made me stronger
I got all a man can wish for